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Benderson Development Purchases Office Building in Sarasota, Florida for $25M

by Julia Sanders January 4, 2022

SARASOTA, FLA. — Sarasota-based Benderson Development has purchased Sarasota County’s administration building in downtown Sarasota for $25 million. The deal allows the seller, Sarasota County, to lease back the space in the building for another four years. Sarasota County will be the only tenant at the building. Paul Carr, Todd Tolbert, Ken Krasnow and Brooke Berkowitz of Colliers arranged the sale of the 158,149-square-foot office property. Located at 1660 Ringling Blvd., the building is situated one mile from downtown Sarasota, 6.4 miles from Sarasota Beach and 57.6 miles from Tampa. The property is also close the Sarasota Art Museum, Whole Foods Market and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota campus. Built in 1972, the property has been renovated several times over the years.

January 4, 2022

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Joint Venture Buys 248-Unit Apartment Community in Leland, North Carolina

by Julia Sanders January 4, 2022

LELAND, N.C. — Goodegg Investments and Mesos Capital have bought Waterleaf at Leland, a 248-unit apartment community in Leland. Julie Lam and Annie Dickerson of Goodegg Investments, as well as Pancham Gupta and Rajan Gupta at Mesos Capital led the sales transaction. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Built in April 2021, Waterleaf at Leland offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Unit features includes granite countertops, tile backsplashes, nine-foot ceilings, custom hardwood cabinets, modern lighting, stainless steel appliances, wood-vinyl plank flooring and private porches. Community amenities include a saltwater pool with outdoor fireplace, clubhouse with coffee bar, 24-hour fitness center with yoga and spin room, pickleball court, business center, car wash, dog park, community bike and kayak barn, private garages available and valet trash. The property was 96.4 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 7410 Cordoba Circle, Waterleaf at Leland is situated 9.3 miles from Wilmington.

January 4, 2022

Acquisitions Hospitality North Carolina Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 150-Room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Winston-Salem

by Julia Sanders January 4, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Winston-Salem University, a 150-room hotel property in Winston-Salem. Jack Davis, Joce Messinger and Josh Williams of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor. The listing team also secured and represented the buyer, another private investor. The sales price was also not disclosed. Located at 5790 University Parkway, the DoubleTree by Hilton is situated within four miles from Wake Forest University and about nine miles from Salem College, Hanes Mall and Bowman Gray Stadium, a NASCAR racetrack. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2015, the hotel’s amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, laundry facilities, a restaurant and bar, event center, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor pool and a fire pit.

January 4, 2022

Features Southeast Texas

Florida, Texas Dominate U-Haul’s Top 25 Growth Cities of 2021

by John Nelson January 4, 2022

PHOENIX — Florida and Texas dominated the list of top 25 growth cities highlighted in the U-Haul Growth Index, an annual metric tracked by the Phoenix-based moving giant. Together, Florida and Texas accounted for 15 of the top 25 markets for one-way U-Haul moving trips in 2021. Kissimmee-St. Cloud, a Central Florida metro situated less than 30 miles south of Orlando, came in at No. 1 for 2021 after finishing second in both the 2019 and 2020 rankings. Rounding out the top five in-migration markets for 2021 are Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla.; North Port, Fla.; and Madison, Wis. Arrivals of U-Haul trucks into Kissimmee-St. Cloud climbed 31 percent from 2020, while departures rose 29 percent. Arriving trucks accounted for 53.2 percent of all one-way U-Haul traffic in Kissimmee-St. Cloud, which was one of Florida’s 10 markets in the 2021 list. “Florida remains competitive, especially during the COVID era,” says Miguel Caminos, president of U-Haul Co. of Orlando. “We’ve pushed through and business is thriving. It’s not just people moving to Florida, but businesses moving because they see better opportunities here.” “Florida has always been a destination location for retirees, but more so (in 2021), a lot of people took …

January 4, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Southeast

Caspers Co. Buys Current Hotel in Tampa for $85M

by Jeff Shaw January 3, 2022

TAMPA, FLA. — Current Rocky Point LLC, an affiliate of Tampa-based Caspers Co., has acquired The Current Hotel, an Autograph Collection hotel by Marriott in Tampa. The price was $85 million. Dave Weymer, Michael Weinberg, Preston Reid and Wyatt Krapf of Berkadia Hotels & Hospitality represented the seller, Rocky Point Holdings LLC, in the transaction. American Momentum Bank provided a $55 million loan to the buyer. Built in 2019, The Current Hotel features 180 rooms, the Julian Restaurant, Rox Rooftop Bar and a lobby bar. The hotel property also includes a private beach, infinity pool and waterfront views from every guestroom. Located at 2545 N. Rocky Point Drive, the hotel is 4.8 miles from the Tampa International Airport, 0.5 miles from East Tampa Beach and 15 miles from Clearwater. The property is also situated near restaurants such as Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill and Oystercatchers.

January 3, 2022

Acquisitions Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

Trion Properties Acquires Latitude at West Ashley Apartments in Charleston for $51.8M

by Jeff Shaw January 3, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Los Angeles-based Trion Properties has acquired Latitude at West Ashley, a 312-unit multifamily community in Charleston, for $51.8 million. The seller was not disclosed. Constructed in two phases in 1968 and 1973, Latitude at West Ashley offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans averaging 954 square feet with approximately half of the units set up as townhomes. The apartment community includes 22 two-story wood-framed buildings. Community amenities include a pool deck with BBQ grills and cabanas, a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Located at 1735 Ashley Hall Road, Latitude at West Ashley is situated by the Ashley and Stono rivers. The property is also situated seven miles west of downtown Charleston, 2.8 miles from Citadel Mall, the area’s only indoor mall, and near Interstate 526.

January 3, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

Bridge Industrial Purchases 336,852 SF Pompano Beach Commerce Park in Florida

by Jeff Shaw January 3, 2022

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Bridge Industrial has purchased Pompano Beach Commerce Park, a 336,852-square-foot industrial campus in Pompano Beach. Jose Lobon of CBRE National Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The price was not disclosed. Located on Powerline Road, Pompano Beach Commerce Park comprises three buildings spanning 140,094 square feet, 124,894 square feet and 71,864 square feet, respectively. The facilities include features such as 24-foot clear heights and multiple points of ingress and egress along its 800 feet of linear frontage on Powerline Road. Following the acquisition, Bridge Industrial plans to launch a comprehensive capital improvement program at the property, including upgrades to the landscaping, parking lot, signage and roof. The campus is located less than two miles from Interstate 95 and just 1.4 miles from the Florida Turnpike. The property also sits 15 miles from Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and approximately 40 miles from the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport.

January 3, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $14.8M Sale of Industrial Property in Miami

by Jeff Shaw January 3, 2022

MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 51,392-square-foot industrial facility located at 7480 NW 48th St. in Miami. Wayne Ramoski and Miguel Aclivar of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, DFJ Properties West LLC, in the transaction. RLIF East 5 LLC was the buyer. The price was $14.8 million. Sitting on more than four acres, 7480 NW 48th St. is a warehouse and showroom property that is fully leased to Ferguson Enterprises, a Newport News, Va.-based distributor of plumbing supplies, waterworks and fire and fabrication products. The facility is situated on two lots offering a variety of industrial and commercial uses in South Florida’s airport submarket. The property includes features such as 23.8-foot clear heights, more than 50 striped parking spaces and proximity to Miami International Airport. The property is currently zoned for industrial and heavy manufacturing use.

January 3, 2022

Development Leasing Activity North Carolina Retail Southeast

Publix Anchors Church Street Commons Shopping Center in Burlington, North Carolina

by Jeff Shaw January 3, 2022

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Several new tenants are set to open at Church Street Commons, a recently constructed shopping center located at the intersection of Huffman Mill Road and Church Street in Burlington. Morgan Cos. purchased the 9.6-acre property where Church Street Commons now stands in February 2019. The property was formerly the site of a Sears department store. The owner and developer of the center, Morgan Cos., recently welcomed a new Publix supermarket. My Eyelab, an optical retailer, also opened at the center in December. The retailers that will soon open at Church Street Commons includes The Habit Burger Grill, a burger restaurant; Aspen Dental, a dental services provider; Popeye’s, a New Orleans-based fast food chain; uBreakiFix, a same-day electronics repairs provider; and Church Street Nails, a nail salon and spa. The retailers are expected to open in the first quarter of this year.

January 3, 2022

Georgia Market Reports Multifamily Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Ongoing Population, Job Growth in Atlanta Drives Multifamily Demand

by John Nelson January 3, 2022

Atlanta remains an incredibly active market for multifamily demand from both a renter and investor standpoint. The Atlanta metropolitan statistical area (MSA) boasts a population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau of more than 6.1 million people, an increase of 14.3 percent over the past 10 years, and ranks consistently as one of the top recipients of in-migration in the country. The continued influx of new residents and rising home pricing have led to a vacancy rate of 4.9 percent, the lowest recorded in the MSA since 2000. In the third quarter, rents reached the highest average in Atlanta’s history of $1,561 per unit, an increase of 21.3 percent year-over-year. While on average apartment communities tend to see an average occupancy rate around 95 percent, eviction moratoriums have pushed occupancies at many to as high as 99 percent leased as property managers seek to make up for lost revenue. Residents are flocking toward urban infill projects in walkable parts of the city, such as in the micro-market along the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail where effective rents reached $2,052 per unit, commanding a 31.5 percent premium over the metro Atlanta average. However, there has also been substantial rent growth recorded in …

January 3, 2022

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